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bow

forward part of the hull of a ship
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Summary

bow is a nautical term[1]. bow draws 2,051 Wikipedia views per month (nautical term category, ranking #5 of 46).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: ship element[3]
  • Subclass of: ship element[4]
  • Part of: hull[5]
  • Commons category: Bows (ship part)[6]
  • Opposite of: stern[7]
  • Described by source: Sytin Military Encyclopedia[8]
  • Different from: Proa[9]
  • Connects with: bowsprit[10]
  • Category for the exterior of the item: Category:Exterior of Vasa (ship, 1627) - Bow[11]

Why It Matters

bow has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] bow is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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